PLAYER INFO - Snooker

Updated April 26/08

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Player Classification / Player Movement: All players will be classified as Open or AAA prior to the start of the season. If it determined by the Snooker Committee that a player should be bumped up to a higher division during a season, any tournaments played to that point count towards the players’ provincial championship qualification.

Divisional Play: There is no divisional play for ranking tournaments. All players will play in a single event. Separate provincial championships will be held for Open and AAA divisions.

Match Times: If late for a match, the offending player loses one frame at match time then one frame every fifteen minutes until the player either shows up ready to play or forfeits the match. The Tournament Director shall keep the offending player "on the clock" until one or the other occurs. The Tournament Director shall have sole discretion as to whether or not a player is put "on the clock"

Rules: Current IBSF rules of snooker apply.

Fouls: All fouls will count with the exception of clothing fouls which will be handled thus: the offending player will be given one warning per match, with subsequent offenses during the same match resulting in a standard foul. A player’s opponent retains the right to call an arbitrator to judge a shot if is felt that a clothing foul may occur.

Miss Rule: Generally speaking, the miss rule will only come into effect if it is deemed that a player did not make a legitimate attempt to hit the ball on. However, the shot is deemed an automatic miss if the cue ball fails to reach the ball on (either directly or from a cushion), or if an open ball on is missed entirely.

Ranking Tournament Info

Events & Ranking List: There are eight scheduled ranking events in each of the two regionalized areas of the province – Metro and New Glasgow. There will be separate ranking lists for each region.

Registration: 9:30am unless otherwise indicated by the host club.

Start Time: 10:00am unless otherwise indicated by the host club.

Sunday Play: Once the semi-finals stage of a ranking event is reached, at the request of either player, if a Saturday match would not start until after 6:00pm then it may be held over until Sunday.

Entry Deadline: Entries will be taken up until 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. Late entries may or may not be accepted at the discretion of the Tournament Director.

Format: 4/7 single knockout for all matches, including the finals

Sanction Fee: $50.00 for ranking events (payable from the prize pool)

Entry Fee: $40.00 for Open players ($25 prize money, $10 surcharge to CSNS, $5 green fee); $30.00 for AAA players ($25 prize money, $5 green fee)

Payouts: Pay approximately 1/3 of the field in each event (see approved payout chart)

High Run: $10 prize for High Run in each ranking event

Point System: 10 participation pts; 5 points for each frame won, plus an extra 5 points for winning a match; bye in the first round plays for double points in the second round; all points count in totals - no dropping of any tournaments; regular points for ranking events only (no ranking points for Maritime Open or Maritime Closed events)

Seeding: No seeding in ranking events; all draws will be done randomly

Dress Code: Shirts - collared shirt (polo style or dress shirt – tie is optional); Pants – clean long pants (no jeans); Footwear – shoes or sneakers (no open toed footwear)

Grievances: Any grievances at ranking events should be taken up with the Tournament Director, who shall have the final say in all matters of dispute.

Provincials Info

Venue: The location of the provincial championships will be determined at some point during the season. If no outside venue is secured (such as a mall or casino), then arrangements may be made to play in a club.

Qualifications: A minimum of one ranking events is required to qualify for the provincials. All seeds and qualifiers will be selected from the final ranking list from each region.

Seeding: Final seeds for provincials are determined thus:

#1 - returning champion

#2 - Metro #1

#3 – New Glasgow #1

#4 – Metro #2

All other positions of the draw will be drawn randomly. Should byes be available, they will go to #1 through #4 first then as required.

Players: A maximum of 32 players will make the final draw. A pre-qualifying round may be required to determine final spots if more than 32 players are eligible.

Entry Fee: $50.00 for all players - to prize money and provincial expenses.

Rules: If matches at the provincials are refereed, all fouls will count. However if no referees are available, then matches will be played same as ranking events.

Nationals Info

Spots: CSNS currently has five spots to the nationals, allocated thus:

1 - top finisher at the Open provincial championship;
1 - top finisher in Open Snooker Ranking Playoff event
2 - Maritime Open - top 2 finishers in Open division;
1 – Maritime Closed - top finisher in Open division;

Allocation of these and any other spots that become available will be determined by the Snooker Committee.

Financial Responsibility: To participate in CBSA National Championships players must qualify via their Provincial associations. CBSA allocates to CSNS a pre-determined number of spots to the Championships in various divisions of Snooker including Open, Women's, Senior, and Junior CSNS awards these spots to its members based on the criteria outlined above. Being awarded a spot to Nationals means a player has been endorsed by CSNS as having qualified for one of the pre-determined number of spots for Nova Scotia. Funding of entry fees and travel expenses associated with these spots is at the discretion of the CSNS snooker committee based on available funds collected by the association, and will be made on an individual spot basis. Players may be responsible for some or all of the costs associated with participating in Nationals, including entry fees. An awarded spot is still owned by the association, meaning, given just cause, the spot can be revoked or reassigned by the association at anytime. Players may not sell or barter the spot without the consent of CSNS. Any player awarded a spot by CSNS that fails to show up for their scheduled matches at Nationals, without having first notified CSNS at least 1 week in advance of the date of the Nationals, may face disiplinary action deemed appropraite by the snooker commitee, which can include recovering costs to the association and/or suspension of the player's membership privaledges, current and future.